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Marked Woman **** (1937, Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart, Lola Lane, Isabel Jewell, Eduardo Ciannelli, Mayo Methot, Jane Bryan) – Classic Movie Review 2,728

In the stalwart 1937 film noir crime drama Marked Woman, Bette Davis shows feisty form as a club hostess or ‘party girl’, whose sister is accidentally killed during one of the unsavoury parties. Humphrey Bogart […]

Jul, 22

Force of Evil ***** (1948, John Garfield, Thomas Gomez, Marie Windsor) – Classic Movie Review 2556

Co-writer/director Abraham Polonsky’s dynamic, first-rate 1948 film noir crime thriller stars John Garfield, who gives a superlative performance as Joe Morse, a gangster’s attorney who lets his greed overcome his sense of morality. Morse is […]

Jun, 06

Body Heat ***** (1981, William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, Richard Crenna) – Classic Movie Review 2387

‘When it gets hot, people start to kill each other.’ Writer/ debut director Lawrence Kasdan’s 1981 neo film noir Body Heat stars Kathleen Turner, who is thrilling in her movie début as a sexy socialite […]

Apr, 14

Barefoot in the Park **** (1967, Robert Redford, Jane Fonda, Charles Boyer, Mildred Natwick) – Classic Movie Review 2381

‘Paul, I think I’m gonna be a lousy wife. But don’t be angry with me. I love you very much – and I’m very sexy!’ – Corie Bratter. Happily and delightfully, director Gene Saks’s 1967 […]

Apr, 12

Liar, Liar *** (1997, Jim Carrey, Maura Tierney, Justin Cooper) – Classic Movie Review 2312

Director Tom Shadyac’s 1997 comedy provides a vehicle for one of the biggest hits of Jim Carrey, who enjoys himself in an ideal, tailor-made role as Fletcher Reede, a sycophantic, smooth-talking divorce attorney whose talent […]

Mar, 25

Jagged Edge **** (1985, Jeff Bridges, Glenn Close, Peter Coyote, Robert Loggia) – Classic Movie Review 2039

Director Richard Marquand’s 1985 thriller hit a jagged edge of the public nerve and the box-office jackpot. On a $15million budget, it took back more than $40million in the US plus £2,450,000 in the UK. The […]

Jan, 02

The Banger Sisters **½ (2002, Susan Sarandon, Goldie Hawn, Geoffrey Rush) – Classic Movie Review 2013

Writer-director Rob Dolman’s 2002 nostalgic comedy drama has welcome stars in Goldie Hawn and Susan Sarandon as rock groupies Suzette and Vinnie (now known as the serious-minded Lavinia Kingsley), who reconnect after 25 years and go […]

Dec, 29

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